Rye Beer

Yazoo Sly Rye Porter Headed For Bottles

Yazoo Brewing will finally debut Sly Rye Porter in a few weeks.  It was orignially slated for release last fall, but Yazoo has been working on production issues and expansion.

A rich, chocolaty English Porter with a clean finish. We use Continue Reading →

Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye Arrives

Sierra Nevada’s newest offering Ruthless Rye has hit shelves.  Ruthless is an IPA brewed with rye malt as a replacement for Glissade.

Ruthless IPA is brewed with this rustic grain for refined flavors — combining the peppery spice of rye and Continue Reading →

Boulevard Brewing Rye-On-Rye Ale

Boulevard Brewing (Kansas City, MO) Rye-On-Rye Ale.   33% Ale, 67% Aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels.  Best by 10/11/12

Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft.

11% ABV

Golden Road Debuts 2 New Seasonals

Golden Road Brewing (Los Angeles, CA) will unveil 2 new seasonal beers to their young lineup this Saturday. Schwartz Stout on nitro and Rye on the Palate, a holiday red ale will be pouring at ColLAboration Craft Beer Gardens Winter Wonderland.

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Posted in New Releases, Yazoo Brewing

Yazoo Sly Rye Porter Headed For Bottles

Yazoo Brewing will finally debut Sly Rye Porter in a few weeks.  It was orignially slated for release last fall, but Yazoo has been working on production issues and expansion.

A rich, chocolaty English Porter with a clean finish. We use the finest floor-malted Maris Otter malts from England, the same malts used for the best single-malt scotch. A portion of malted rye gives a spicy, slightly dry finish.
Style: Porter (w/ Rye)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft

5.7% ABV, 28 IBUs

Posted in Bootlegger's, Coming Soon, The Bruery

The Bruery & Bootleggers Create Chocosaurus Rye

The Bruery (Placienta, CA) and Bootlegger’s Brewery (Fullerton, CA) are collaborating on a new brew destined for the Provisions Series.  The world will soon know Chocosaurus Rye, a chocolate rye lager.  Choco uses midnight wheat malt, rye malt, and oats with vanilla beans and cocoa nibs.  Of course, don’t forget the German lager yeast.  No release date yet.  This is the first of a few collaborations with The Bruery this year, so be on the look out for more.

The Bruery & Bootleggers Brewery Collaborate from The Bruery on Vimeo.

Posted in New Releases, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye Arrives

Sierra Nevada’s newest offering Ruthless Rye has hit shelves.  Ruthless is an IPA brewed with rye malt as a replacement for Glissade.

Ruthless IPA is brewed with this rustic grain for refined flavors — combining the peppery spice of rye and the bright citrusy flavors of whole-cone hops to create a complex ale for the tumultuous transition to Spring. 

Style: IPA, brewed with rye malt
Availability: 12oz bottles, draft. Seasonal.
Taste Expectations: Spicy rye, mixes with pine & floral hop notes

6.6% ABV 

pic via make&appreciate

Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Coming Soon

Boulevard Brewing Rye-On-Rye Ale

Boulevard Brewing (Kansas City, MO) Rye-On-Rye Ale.   33% Ale, 67% Aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels.  Best by 10/11/12

Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft.

11% ABV

Posted in Golden Road Brewing

Golden Road Debuts 2 New Seasonals

Golden Road Brewing (Los Angeles, CA) will unveil 2 new seasonal beers to their young lineup this Saturday. Schwartz Stout on nitro and Rye on the Palate, a holiday red ale will be pouring at ColLAboration Craft Beer Gardens Winter Wonderland.

The event is this Saturday, from 12-5 pm (Tickets).  Those that can make the event also get a shot at The Bruery’s Melange #3 (releasing today), Deschutes Jubelale, Lagunitas Sucks Ale, Sierra Nevada, Russian River, Beachwood Brewing, Port & more.

Golden Road has 2 offering currently – Point The Way IPA, and Golden Road Hefeweizen. Both are draft only offerings currently. [GoldenRoad]


Posted in Coming Soon, The Bruery

Bruery’s Smoking Wood: Smoke Porter. Rye Whiskey

The Bruery Smoking WoodOn 11/5, The Bruery’s Smoking Wood’s keg collar appeared.   Expect bottles too.  Wood is billed as a smoked imperial rye porter aged in rye whiskey barrels.

A rich porter layered with rye spiciness and earthy smoke, caramel-like flavor, roasty malt and oaky deliciousness.

Style: Porter (barrel aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles. Draft.
Arrival: TBA (Speculation: Will be a Taproom/Provisions Series)

10% ABV

Posted in Firestone Walker Brewing

Firestone Walker’s Black Rye Wookey Jack

Firestone Wookey JackFirestone Walker will be bringing you a black IPA in their Proprietor’s Reserve Series in 2012.  Wookey Jack will be an unfiltered rye based black IPA.  The is 1 of 2 new additions that Firestone announced a few months ago.  The other is Double DBA.

Wookey Jack will put a serious twist on the IPA theme weaving in jet-black dark malts, assertive citrusy hops and a spicy addition of rye malt.

Style: Black IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. Year round offering
Arrival: Mid-March, 2012

8.3% ABV 

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